BACJ - Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
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Program Requirements
Admissions Requirements
A high school diploma or GED
Credentials earned outside of the US must be evaluated by an approved agency
GPA of 2.0 or higher
Official transcripts from all previously attended institutions
Completed application with Carolina University
Graduation Requirements
Shall have maintained a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0;
Shall have passed all courses in the curriculum and made a C- or better in professional core courses;
Shall have completed at least 24 of the final 30 hours with Carolina University.
Courses (120 Credit Hours)
General Education Core (36 Credit Hours)
Professional Core (69 Credit Hours)
course- Introduction to Criminal Justice (3 Credit Hours)
course - Crime in America (3 Credit Hours)
course - Criminology: Crime Theory and Criminal Behavior (3 Credit Hours)
course - Professional Policing (3 Credit Hours)
course - Criminal Investigation and Interrogation (3 Credit Hours)
course - Criminal Law (3 Credit Hours)
course - Crime and the Law (3 Credit Hours)
course - Corrections (3 Credit Hours)
course - Professional Perspectives on Policing (3 Credit Hours)
course - Work-integrated Practicum (3 Credit Hours)
course - Quantitative Data Analysis for the Social Sciences (3 Credit Hours)
course - Criminal Procedure (3 Credit Hours)
course - Gangs and Crime (3 Credit Hours)
course - Victimology (3 Credit Hours)
course - Introduction to Human Rights (3 Credit Hours)
course - Crime & Drug Addiction (3 Credit Hours)
course - Moot Court (3 Credit Hours)
course - Internship in Criminal Justice (3 Credit Hours)
course - Immigration and Criminal Justice (3 Credit Hours)
course - International Crime and Justice (3 Credit Hours)
course - Race, Class and Punishment (3 Credit Hours)
course - Terrorism, Intelligence, & National Security (3 Credit Hours)
course - Seminar Paper (3 Credit Hours)
Professional Electives (15 Credit Hours)
course - Current Career Opportunities in Criminal Justice (3 Credit Hours)
course - Introduction to Forensics (3 Credit Hours)
course - Forensic Documentation and Analysis (3 Credit Hours)
course - Crisis Management, Intervention & Mediation (3 Credit Hours)
course - Community Corrections, Probations, and Parole (3 Credit Hours)
course - Homicide Cold Case Review (3 Credit Hours)
course - Cybercrime (3 Credit Hours)
course - White Collar Crime (3 Credit Hours)
Any course(s) with a CJ prefix, Up to 15 Credit Hours